NSFW - Am Apparel ad in XXL - WTF-R

bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
edited February 2008 in Strut Central
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  • I noticed that too, just because i didn't get it.

    Are you offended by it or something? What does it even me...(err unless it just means she has jungle fever )

  • you're supposed to read the text from the two pages together. It's actually a Nas quote.

    "She's got jungle fever, 'cause I'm black."


    is the jungle fever the black and white fabric? it's been documented to death, but the dude who runs American Apparel is rather creepy, so this ad is not surprising at all.

  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    I noticed that too, just because i didn't get it.

    Are you offended by it or something? What does it even me...(err unless it just means she has jungle fever )

    I'm not offended by too much, mostly bad taste.

    Is jungle fever everyday terminology where you are?



  • Is jungle fever everyday terminology where you are?

    I would say yes, do largely to the song.

    If someone said "jungle fever" I would (and most people might) instantly start singing the sng in my head or outloud.

  • The American Apparel guy is incredibly creepy, and this is not news.

  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts


    And no one I deal w/ uses the term.



  • And no one I deal w/ uses the term.

    true. I would say it's known terminology, but rare to hear it. I can't imagine someone saying "what does that mean?"

  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts


    Is jungle fever everyday terminology where you are?

    I would say yes, do largely to the song.

    If someone said "jungle fever" I would (and most people might) instantly start singing the sng in my head or outloud.

    I could be wrong, but I don't think the ad was designed with this in mind?



    The American Apparel guy is incredibly creepy, and this is not news.

    True true - I'm usually meh about the their ads, but this one was too, as you say, creepy.

  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    I think the magazine editors choice in ad placement is suspect IMO. It almost seems like a deliberate placement to dilute NAS' ad.

    Low End Conspiracy Theory?

  • are girls supposed to wear this jane fonda 80s workout gear as regular clothes? are females walking around the mall in leotards and striped tube socks?

  • I think the magazine editors choice in ad placement is suspect IMO. It almost seems like a deliberate placement to dilute NAS' ad.

    Low End Conspiracy Theory?

    I agree, pretty poor placement. Right next to a shirtless Nas with the text "'cause I'm black." it is rather suspect.


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  • marumaru 1,450 Posts
    The American Apparel guy is incredibly creepy, and this is not news.

    he has a major porn infatuation which pretty much explains the advertising campaign they've got going.

  • HamHam 872 Posts
    plus all their ad girls look 13 years old

  • LuminLumin 807 Posts
    how many 13 year olds you know have a body like that?

  • yuichiyuichi Urban sprawl 11,331 Posts
    Those American Apparel dudes obviously hate Asian people. They could have just as likely done "Yellow Fever". Insensitive ass bastards.

  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    This thread is going in a very bad direction.

  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    how many 13 year olds you know have a body like that?

    Take a tour thru your local projects.

    McDonalds got some shit it in it.

  • yuichiyuichi Urban sprawl 11,331 Posts
    McDonalds got some shit it in it.

    So would you say they are helping out the community?

  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    McDonalds got some shit it in it.

    So would you say they are helping out the community?

    LOL

    Kids be big these days.

  • how many 13 year olds you know have a body like that?

    Take a tour thru your local projects.

    McDonalds got some shit it in it.

    After work hook-ups revealed?

  • yuichiyuichi Urban sprawl 11,331 Posts
    McDonalds got some shit it in it.

    So would you say they are helping out the community?

    LOL

    Kids be big these days.

    True.

    But back to those insensitive bastards not including a picture of a Asian dimepiece being "creeped" up on.

  • yuichiyuichi Urban sprawl 11,331 Posts
    how many 13 year olds you know have a body like that?

    Take a tour thru your local projects.

    McDonalds got some shit it in it.

    After work hook-ups revealed?


  • mylatencymylatency 10,475 Posts
    McDonalds got some shit it in it.

    So would you say they are helping out the community?

    LOL

    Kids be big these days.

    True.

    But back to those insensitive bastards not including a picture of a Asian dimepiece being "creeped" up on.


    Huh?


    http://www.americanapparel.net/gallery/photocollections/models/index.html

  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    how many 13 year olds you know have a body like that?

    Take a tour thru your local projects.

    McDonalds got some shit it in it.

    After work hook-ups revealed?

    LOL....

    Nah I dont eat that shit, but I do fantasize about intercepting a hot woman goin towards the place and sayin "ill cook for you better than Ronald".

  • yuichiyuichi Urban sprawl 11,331 Posts
    how many 13 year olds you know have a body like that?

    Take a tour thru your local projects.

    McDonalds got some shit it in it.

    After work hook-ups revealed?

    LOL....

    Nah I dont eat that shit, but I do fantasize about intercepting a hot woman goin towards the place and sayin "ill cook for you better than Ronald".

    I do believe he was talmbout a different kind of hook-up.

  • how many 13 year olds you know have a body like that?

    Take a tour thru your local projects.

    McDonalds got some shit it in it.

    After work hook-ups revealed?

    LOL....

    Nah I dont eat that shit, but I do fantasize about intercepting a hot woman goin towards the place and sayin "ill cook for you better than Ronald".

    I do believe he was talmbout a different kind of hook-up.

    13 year old ronald-hormone fed project tour girls = Batmon's steez indeed?

  • FatbackFatback 6,746 Posts
    It's amazing what some teen porn can do for a company. i.e. Making t-shirts and basic textiles into some kinda boutique shit. LOL. I was trying to get a plain hoody the other day and stopped in that place. $45? GTFO. Went to Target and got it for $10.

  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    how many 13 year olds you know have a body like that?

    Take a tour thru your local projects.

    McDonalds got some shit it in it.

    After work hook-ups revealed?

    LOL....

    Nah I dont eat that shit, but I do fantasize about intercepting a hot woman goin towards the place and sayin "ill cook for you better than Ronald".

    I do believe he was talmbout a different kind of hook-up.

    13 year old ronald-hormone fed project tour girls = Batmon's steez indeed?




  • BsidesBsides 4,244 Posts
    It's amazing what some teen porn can do for a company. i.e. Making t-shirts and basic textiles into some kinda boutique shit. LOL. I was trying to get a plain hoody the other day and stopped in that place. $45? GTFO. Went to Target and got it for $10.


    well, you might argue that the one from target was made in some sweat shop, but im not entirely sure of that. Beyond that though, american apparel stuff is way better quality, better colors (this is tha main thing), and softer than the target junk.

  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    It's amazing what some teen porn can do for a company. i.e. Making t-shirts and basic textiles into some kinda boutique shit. LOL. I was trying to get a plain hoody the other day and stopped in that place. $45? GTFO. Went to Target and got it for $10.


    well, you might argue that the one from target was made in some sweat shop, but im not entirely sure of that. Beyond that though, american apparel stuff is way better quality, better colors (this is tha main thing), and softer than the target junk.

    The main thing is long gone from this thread - lol. But what's to say I guess - they did a f*cked up ad, not their first, not their last and XXL agreed to run it.

    Colour me for thinking the ad is
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